Capoeira

[elliotspirrett]

Hi,

I'm currently looking to start a new martial art, and think that Capoeira would be very interesting. Could someone put me onto anybody that could help me?

Thanks,

Elliot

[Aodhan]

Hi,

I'm currently looking to start a new martial art, and think that Capoeira would be very interesting. Could someone put me onto anybody that could help me?

Thanks,

Elliot

I'd do a google search to see if there are any maestro's in your area.

However, I would suggest possibly waiting until you have achieved a dan ranking in your current style. It can be confusing to try to do two very different styles as a beginner.

Aodhan

[battousai16]

yeah, i don't know if your signature is out of date now, but capoeira is fundamentally different from everything i've studied before, and has gotten a bit confusing at times. that said, it was more confusing for capoeira than it was for hwa rang do. the trouble came when all of the sudden i went back to hwa rang do and the little changes, like foot positioning and a lot of my arcs and the like, changed drastically. for example, the worst being hwa rang do's high spin, which is a kick with your foot parallel to the ground. by the time i got the armada underway in capoeira, which has your foot perpendicular to the ground, my high spin was ruined, as that's an important detail in hwa rang do. just a word of warning: make sure you're comfortable before you move on. if you do decide to play capoeira, however, i'll be you'll like it, as it's a blast.

[bangkaliliang]

capoeira's kicks r very nice, very difficult, how to train until that ability?

[JusticeZero]

Which ones are difficult? The ones I know are pretty easy - though you can't really do them well as part of another martial art. Basic principles of how to move make all but a tiny number of extremely esoteric and nonstandard asian MA stylists pulling their hair out with the contrariness and differences.

[battousai16]

psh, don't even get me started on the kicks, i'm still trying to get comfortable in the ground movement... and trying to esquiva instead of blocking... some day.

[Goju_boi]

is it possible for a chubby dude like me to do capoeira?

[JusticeZero]

I manage. My body type does NOT look like the stereotype. Of course, I don't know what school you are looking to go into either. Some teachers or arts might not work well with extra weight. An angola school might be easier.

[elbows_and_knees]

I've seen big guys do regional. I am a big guy myself, and I have been training it for about a month now.

[Maddwraph]

either way, with the right training, it will help you get into to shape. its a hell fo a workout.